Romania’s national pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has welcomed more than 981,500 visitors over its 184 days of operation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) said on Tuesday, October 14. The pavilion, themed Romania – Land of Tomorrow, showcased the country’s cultural richness, innovation, and creativity through exhibitions, performances, and interactive programs.
Over 760 Romanian artists, artisans, students, and researchers took part in the events, transforming the pavilion...
Romanian construction company Concelex has secured a contract worth over RON 49 million (EUR 9.7 million), excluding VAT, to modernize the Arad Penitentiary. The project will focus on improving living conditions, energy efficiency, and safety standards across four detention pavilions and one technical building, the company said. The modernization works, covering nearly 18,000 sqm, will […]
The historic Casa Petrescu/Petrescu House, a late 19th-century architectural landmark in central Bucharest, has been sold to the District 1 Local Council for EUR 1.7 million, Romania Sotheby’s International Realty announced. The property will be restored and transformed into a cultural and educational center for the local community. Built in 1895 by merchant Dimitrie Petrescu, […]
Average budget for experiential gifts: 650 lei. Flight simulator, sports car driving, and wine tastings, the top choices of the past decade. Complice.ro, curator and provider of experiences for individuals and companies, celebrates its 10th anniversary, highlighting the maturity of Romania’s experiential gifting market. What started with occasional gift packages has evolved into an integral […]
Former great gymnast Nadia Comăneci was present at the start of construction for the gymnastics hall that will bear her name, a project carried out by the Țiriac Foundation in Otopeni. In the summer of 1976, a then-14-year-old Nadia Comăneci received the first perfect 10 in the history of Olympic gymnastics, immortalizing her name in […]
Global media icon Oprah Winfrey will speak in Romania for the first time next year as the leading guest at the Brand Minds 2026 business summit, organizers announced. The event, one of Central and Eastern Europe’s largest business conferences, will take place on September 16–17 at Romexpo in Bucharest and is expected to attract more […]
An inmate from the Târgu-Jiu Penitentiary, in southern Romania, managed to access the IT system and modify the way sentences were executed, detention conditions, and other rights for 15 other inmates in other prisons. The National Union of Penitentiary Police Officers (SNPP) presented a chronology of events showing that the inmate allegedly remained logged into […]
